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US to unveil $50bn building plan

added on 2010-09-06 18:31:39 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

President Barack Obama is expected to call for a new $50bn infrastructure plan on Monday as he bids to find ways to jump-start the US economy. ...more.

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Obama to call for $100 billion business tax credit

added on 2010-09-06 09:31:06 (Washington Post - Politics)

Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit this week, using a speech in Cleveland on Wednesday to launch what administration officials said was a new policy push. Barack Obama - Business - United States - Research and development - Tax ...more.

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Obama reasserts commitment to helping middle class

added on 2010-09-05 12:00:56 (Washington Post - Politics)

Saying that his policies have "stopped the bleeding" in the job market, President Obama called Saturday on the country to "recommit" to helping the middle class. United States - Barack Obama - President - History - Government ...more.

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GOP 'Young Guns' attack Obama and former party leaders in new book

added on 2010-09-04 09:31:01 (Washington Post - Politics)

Aggressively looking to distance themselves from their party's past, three top Republican House members have written a book that repeatedly criticizes former GOP leaders as well as President Obama but lays out few new details of how Republicans would govern if they were in charge. Republican - United States - Barack Obama - President - Democratic ...more.

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44: Obama moving America 'toward socialism,' Joe Miller says

added on 2010-09-04 09:31:06 (Washington Post - Politics)

Traditionally, when a candidate wins a party primary by appealing to the base, he or she frequently "runs to the center" in the general election campaign in attempt to draw support from moderates. Alaska GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller, fresh off a stunning upset of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)... United States - Barack Obama - Joe Miller - Politics - President ...more.

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'I was nearly six foot at 11 years old'

added on 2010-09-03 12:00:56 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)

Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5' 9". But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest? ...more.

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Obama's mission: Pivoting from the war

added on 2010-09-02 09:30:53 (Washington Post - Politics)

The president's first problem was that the timing was off. Barack Obama - United States - President - History - Oval Office ...more.

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Obama's speech on August 31 declares combat in Iraq over

added on 2010-09-02 09:30:53 (Washington Post - Politics)

Saying it is "time to turn the page" on one of the most divisive chapters in American history, President Obama declared the U.S. war in Iraq over Tuesday night, telling the nation that he was fulfilling his campaign pledge to stop a war he had opposed from the start. Iraq - United States - Barack Obama - Warfare and Conflict - President ...more.

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Was Obama's speech 'Mission Accomplished'?

added on 2010-09-02 09:30:53 (Washington Post - Politics)

At critical turns in his political career, President Obama has used his substantial rhetorical skills to enhance his political standing or deflect problems. That's why the tension inherent in his Oval Office address on Tuesday night spoke volumes about the political condition of his administration. Barack Obama - United States - President - George W. Bush - Iraq ...more.

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